Question 1

What are natural food colorants or natural food color?

Accepted Answer

Natural Food Color are extracted from natural source such as vegetable or fruit instead of chemically synthesized. Examples of sources of the natural food color are: paprika, pumpkin, carrot, cabbage, beetroot, turmeric, annatto, spirulina, tomato, radish, purple sweet potato, elderberry. After harvest, those vegetable or fruit will be processed to extract colors components, concentrated and de-flavored.

Question 2

Is liquid or powder natural food coloring better?

Accepted Answer

Both liquid and powder natural food color are good. Depends on application, the food manufacturer may prefer different types of natural food color. Normally beverage application prefers liquid natural food color, while other application prefer powder form. Powder natural food color are easier to store and transportation, and the cost of transportation is normally lower. The liquid natural food color will be easier to use in some application.

Question 3

Can you buy all natural food coloring?

Accepted Answer

Yes, FoodRGB natural food colors cover most of the application and large range of colors. FoodRGB researchers develop more than 30 new formulas upon requests of our customers. We helped lots customers convert from synthetic color to natural food color.

Question 4

What can I use for natural food coloring?

Accepted Answer

The natural food color can be used in almost all food products such as candy, chocolates, beverage, cakes, cookies. The usage of natural food color is more complex than synthetic color though. Technical support on formula colors, usage of natural colors becomes essential. FoodRGB provides best efforts to support customers on how to use natural food color.

Question 5

What food coloring makes blue?

Accepted Answer

The natural blue color for food has several choices: spirulina, gardenia, huito, and Anthocyanin. Each blue color has pros and cons. The best choice depends on application.

Question 6

Is carotene a food Coloring?

Accepted Answer

Beta-carotene is a natural food color. Beta-carotene is wildly used in beverage and other products.

Color	Solubility	Form	Ingrediants	Dosage %
Orange	Oil	Liquid	β-Carotene	1.0-2.0
Orange	Water	Powder	β-Carotene	0.5-1.0
Orange	Water	Liquid	β-Carotene	1.0-2.0
Red	Water	Liquid	Monascus Red	1.0-1.5
Red	Water	Powder	Parika Oleoresin, Monascus Red	1.0-1.5
White	Water Dispersible	Powder	Calcium Carbonate	0.8-1.0
Bright Yellow	Water	Powder	Gardenia Yellow	0.2-0.5

Surimi	General process	Usage and dosage	Advantage
Fish ball	Raw material treatment → cleaning → fish meat & bone separating → rinsing → drying → refined filtering → twisting → mixing & kneading → adjusting → shaping → heating for gelatinization → cooling → packing	Add when adjusting, with additive proportion of 1-3‰	Black, white, brown, and various colors available, in conformity with natural colors or fruit & vegetable powders.
Crab meat stick	Raw material treatment → fish meat & bone separating → rinsing → refined filtering → drying → chopping → shaping → ripening→ cooling → packing → quick freezing	Paste over surface at latter chopping stage or after ripening process, with additive amount of 1-2%	Various models available from orange yellow to orange red, customization is possible.

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